Plans for life and death ICU triage decisions not finalized, health minister says
by Liam Casey, THE CANADIAN PRESS
Posted Apr 7, 2021 11:46 pm EDT
Doctors in the Humber River Hospital ICU say COVID-19 patients are getting younger and younger, April 7, 2021. CITYNEWS
Ontario’s health minister says the province has not yet finalized the protocols to deal with who gets life-saving treatment should intensive care units get overrun with COVID-19 patients.
Christine Elliott says the province has not made any changes to indemnify doctors who may soon be put in the position of deciding who to give critical care to.
There were 501 patients with COVID-19 in ICUs across the province as of Tuesday, the highest its ever been, according to Critical Care Services Ontario.
Plans for life-and-death ICU triage decisions not finalized: Elliott
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ICU triage plans not finalized: Elliott
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